Song by Russian singer Monetochka cut from Ukrainian version of new ‘Spider-Man’ film

The Ukrainian theatrical release of the new Spider-Man film has cut “Monopoliya” (“Monopoly”), a song by Russian singer Monetochka that appears on the film’s soundtrack, according to users on the social network Threads.The film premiered in Kyiv on July 29, and that same day, one Threads user asked in a post whether anyone who had already seen it could answer her question.I bought tickets in advance and just found out that the film has a song by Monetochka, a Russian😡 I don’t care about “good Russians” and their stance. My home is occupied, and I hate everything connected to Russia. What’s happening in our Ukrainian dub? Did they remove or replace that segment? If they left the track in, I’d rather return my tickets than ruin my evening.Two hours later, she wrote that the Planeta Kino theater chain had called her to say the segment had “been cut by our people.”Another Threads user published a screenshot of a conversation with Planeta Kino’s account. In a message about the segment with Monetochka’s song, the text chain read: “We received a response from the distributor: this episode will not be in the Ukrainian version of the film — it has been completely removed.”Asked about the cut in a direct message on Instagram, the Planeta Kino account told a Meduza correspondent: “We do not make any changes to films ourselves — movie theaters screen the finished version provided by the distributor. According to its official information, this short episode (about three seconds) has been completely removed from the Ukrainian version of the film. The film’s plot and overall concept remain unchanged.”The film’s distributor in Ukraine, B&H Film Distribution, has posted no official information on its social media that the segment with Monetochka’s song was removed.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.